
Queensland assistant coach Johnathan Thurston has accused NSW of putting a target on Reece Walsh, after Blues centre Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii was sent off for a high tackle that left the Maroons fullback concussed and out of the game.
Suaalii is facing four weeks on the sidelines with an early guilty plea after the forceful shot to Walsh's head in the eighth minute of the Maroons' 38-10 win in Wednesday's State of Origin series opener in Sydney.